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This type of phrase is a juxtapose - an idea that contradicts itself.
Isaiah Mohr
This phrase comes from Shakespeare's Macbeth, suggesting that things that appear good may actually be bad, and vice versa. It reflects the idea that appearances can be deceiving and that complexity exists in distinguishing between right and wrong.
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∙ 7y agoIt has been argued by Fintan O'Toole in his excellent book Shakespeare is Hard, But so is Life, that this is the key phrase in the play. The play is, as he shows, full of things which seem to be their opposite. People look the flower but are the serpent under it, and there is no art to find the mind's construction in the face. Malcolm's first reaction to the arrival of Macduff is to lie to him. According to O'Toole, this confusion of foul and fair is finally overcome by Macbeth only for a short time, when he makes his brutal but terrifyingly true and unambiguous "Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow" speech.
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∙ 13y agoThe three witches recite this line at the beginning of the play (Macbeth reiterates it later in the play). They also recite "toil and trouble, Cauldron boil and cauldron bubble."
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∙ 11y agoWhat is good appears bad and what is bad appears good.
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∙ 13y agoIt stands for evil.
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∙ 16y agoChiasmus
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∙ 13y agoparadox
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Which line shows that ideas usually in opposition can be the same?
Apex 1.2.3 Quiz) Fair is foul, and foul is fair.
Who says fair is foul and foul is fair?
it is a metaphore saying that everything that is foul (bad) was meant to be taht way. and everything that is fair is meant to be decieving and foul
Why does fair is foul or foul is fair is the theme of play?
Macbeth.
What play is this qoute from of shakespeares Fair is foul and foul is fair?
Macbeth
What statements do witches and Macbeth make about foul and fair?
The expression suggests the themes of paradox, and of things not being what they appear to be.
When did By Fair Means or Foul happen?
By Fair Means or Foul happened in 1988.
When was By Fair Means or Foul created?
By Fair Means or Foul was created in 1988.
What are the origins of 'fair is foul and foul is fair'?
Uttered by the three witches in 'Macbeth'.
What is the opposite of the word foul?
Fair is opposite. Foul Ball, Fair Ball.
How does Shakespeare introduce the idea of opposites being the same in Macbeth?
"Fair is foul and foul is fair. Hover in the fog and filthy air."
If a ball is hit a hits the base but does not cross it is the ball fair or fowl?
if it stayed fair its fair if it went foul its foul
If a batted ball hits foul but drifts fair and crosses over the 1st base bag is it fair or foul?
fair
